Album Notes

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Living in Exile - includes 12 page booklet with Lyrics -

Reviews:

"Living in Exile was always going to sound great however it's real strengths lie in the songs and the warm huskiness of Gillespie's voice" Drum Media Australia.

"Gillespie's songs are little crafted minatures ..rich and warm" Bay of Plenty Times, New Zealand.

"Gillespie's latest recording offers more evidence of his songwriting prowess" Rhythms Mag Australia
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Background:

Gillespie’s third solo album was made possible by support from the local community of Kiwi and Aussie musicians including Dave Dobbyn, Margaret Urlich, Amanda Brown (Go-Betweens), Pedro Bull (Paul Kelly), Mal Green (Split Enz), Dave Sparks (the Saints), Peter Moloney (Johnny O’Keefe), Shanley Del, Tony Waine (Narcs) and Nigel Gavin (Ex-Robert Fripp)).

‘Living in Exile’ was released in 1993 by Sony (NZ) and in 1995 through Ravenswood/Larrikin/Festival in Australia. This album received much critical acclaim both in both Australia and New Zealand with Gillespie performing extensively in New Zealand and Australia (both solo and with his band Passionfish from 1993 to 1996.
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Musicians on Living in Exile
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Wayne Gillespie: Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars & Keyboards
Margaret Urlich: Vocals
Dave Dobbyn: Vocals, Electric Guitar, Keyboards
Shanley Del: Backing Vocals
Lisa Richards: Backing Vocals
David Sparks - Acoustic and Electric Guitars
Nigel Gavin: Guitars & Piano
Martin Cilia: Nylon String & Slide Guitar
Pedro Bull: Keyboards
Tony Shewan: Keyboards
Amanda Brown: Violin
Brendan Power: Harmonica
Chris Green: Sax
Mike Russell: Flugelhorn
Peter Maloney: Bass, Backing
Vocals
Tony Waine: Bass
Steve Manassah: Fretless Bass
Tim Ryan: Bass
Mal Green: Drums
Tony Cooper: Drums

Produced by: Wayne Gillespie and Tim Ryan.
"Just a Tear Away" produced by Dave Dobbyn, Wayne Gillespie & Tim Ryan.
Engineered by: Tim Ryan
Photography: Kerry Brown and Tony Falloon
Recorded at Trackdown Studios Sydney 1989-1993

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Live Appearances 90's

Live appearances in 1995 included performing with Dave Dobbyn, Neil Finn and Shona Laing at the closing night of Aucklands legendary Gluepot venue as well as supporting US Bluesman Chris Whitley at the basement in Sydney. Gillespie also played and conducted songwriting workshops at music festivals throughout Australia including Woodford and Port Fairy.

During this period Gillespie’s music was also regularly featured on the Kiwi TV series “Shortland Street”.
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Wayne Gillespie BIO
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Born in Auckland, New Zealand into a musical family (father Mick a Jazz pianist and sister Sally a clarinet teacher), Gillespie was first inspired to write songs after hearing Leonard Cohen’s “You Know Who I Am” on a local radio show at the age of 14.

Some years later Gillespie makes his professional debut busking in Paris subways, playing to audiences in London folk clubs and Sydney’s Darlinghurst cafes before returning to Auckland in the early 80’s.

Wayne quickly became one of the leading figures in the prominent Auckland Acoustics movement playing pubs, cafes and folk clubs augmented by his band of brilliant musicians, Denny Stanway (vocals), Brendan Power (Harmonica) and Bob Shepheard (Fretless Bass).

Wayne's first album, ‘Wayward Son’ was released on Gillespie’s own independent label in June 1984. The album was acclaimed by the NZ rock press and made the finals of the New Zealand Music awards in the Most Promising Vocalist & Folk Album of the Year categories. The song ‘Away With You’ also won an APRA NZ songwriting award in the same year.

The success of ‘Wayward Son’ resulted in Gillespie coming to the attention of producer Trevor Lucas (Fairport Convention, Sandy Denny, Goanna) and being signed by CBS Records (NZ). Lucas produced Gillespie’s second album; the electric ‘New Locations’ in Jan-March 1986, at the Music Farm in Australia’s Byron Bay, with a stellar cast of local musicians including Marcia Howard & Rose Bygrave (Goanna), Phil Emmanuel, and Denny Stanway.

Wayne went on to record his third album "Living in Exile" a blend of Roots/Folk/Rock also for Sony NZ (1993) and later joining the New Zealand music award wining band the Narcs, producing their third album Push the Boat for the Hark label in 1996.

His latest album the acoustic "Live at the Bunker" (2005) with 7 string guitarist virtuoso Nigel Gavin is also available though CD baby. See website for more details.